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Vince Beiser
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Journalist, author of "Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future." Follow me at powermetal.substack.com.
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Bad As It Is, Metal Mining Generates Much Less Waste Than Coal or Oil Extraction
Plus: EV Sales Fall in North America, Boom Everywhere Else; Last Minute Gift Ideas; and more in the latest Power Metal.

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Bad As It Is, Metal Mining Generates Much Less Waste Than Coal or Oil Extraction
Plus: EV Sales Fall in North America, Boom Everywhere Else; Last Minute Gift Ideas; and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Demented, depraved
December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Hey journo friends, @motherjones.com is hiring a breaking news reporter, so if you know anyone talented who is looking, pls pass it along.
Breaking News Reporter
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December 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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“If you want to live in the best country on the earth, that is also the safest, and the one that will actually respect your work and offer you the right environment to flourish, well, come to Canada,” she said. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
‘Come North!’ Canada Makes Play for H-1B Visa Holders With New Talent Drive
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December 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Why there's no such thing as clean energy www.thestar.com/news/insight...
Why there’s no such thing as clean energy: from a prize-winning new book
An excerpt from "Power Metal: The Race for Resources That Will Shape the Future."
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December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The Real Cost of Black Friday Electronics - my latest powermetal.substack.com/p/the-real-c...
The Real Cost of Black Friday Electronics
Plus: Power Metal Wins a Big Prize!
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November 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Whoa! My book Power Metal just won the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy, one of Canada’s biggest literary awards! Honored and grateful to the @writerstrust.bsky.social and the Balsillie Family Foundation. Check out the other finalists—they're all outstanding. www.writerstrust.com/awards/balsi...
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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If you’re one of the millions of Americans aiming to score new electronics this #BlackFriday, "you might want to consider the real costs of that sale-priced gizmo," writes @vincebeiser.bsky.social.

From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in these products cost far more than you think.
The Real Cost of Black Friday Electronics
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in your gadgets cost far more than the sale price.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/the-real-cost-of-black-friday-electronics##
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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writerstrust.bsky.social Writers' Trust of Canada @writerstrust.bsky.social · Nov 26
Congratulations to @vincebeiser.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 #BalsilliePrize for Public Policy for his book Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future. Beiser was selected by a jury composed of Samantha Nutt, Taki Sarantakis & Scott Young.
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People
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November 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another's Worry via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another’s Worry | The Tyee
As the Tahltan benefit from Red Chris and other critical metal plays, 14 Alaskan nations are pushing back.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era - thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Even Saudi Arabia Is Betting Big on Renewables (Unlike the US)
Plus: America Stops Making Cents, how car battery recycling is killing people, and more in the latest Power Metal!
#criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals powermetal.substack.com/p/even-saudi...
Even Saudi Arabia Is Betting Big on Renewables (Unlike the US)
Plus: America Stops Making Cents, how car battery recycling is killing people, and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Hey Power Metal readers in the Netherlands: Hoe we op een duurzame manier onze honger naar metalen kunnen stillen www.newscientist.nl/premium/hoe-...:
Hoe we op een duurzame manier onze honger naar metalen kunnen stillen
Door de energietransitie neemt de vraag naar zeldzame metalen toe. Dit kan schadelijk zijn voor het milieu.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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This needs to get a LOT of traction.
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Good: Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month
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November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another’s Worry
; and more in this week's Power Metal! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/one-indige...
One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another’s Worry
Plus: Another American Company Wants to Mine the Sea Floor; Accidental Metal Art; and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Vapes Are Even Worse Than You Think
Plus: Rare Earth Trade War Ceasefire, and more in the latest Power Metal newsletter! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/vapes-are-...
Vapes Are Even Worse Than You Think
Plus: Rare Earth Trade War Ceasefire, and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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This pretty much says it all: US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans
Low number represents a dramatic drop after US previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecution
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October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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The Unexpected Upside of E-Waste ‘Dumping’
Plus: Lithium Boom Towns Go Bust; Magnificent Metal Masks; and more in this week’s Power Metal newsletter. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling
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The Unexpected Upside of E-Waste ‘Dumping’
Plus: Lithium Boom Towns Go Bust; Magnificent Metal Masks; and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Electric Vehicles Are Key to Modern Warfare
Plus Kashmir's rivers are running dry, Dragon of Spoons, and more in this week’s Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/electric-v...
Electric Vehicles Are Key to Modern Warfare
Plus Kashmir's rivers are running dry, Dragon of Spoons and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Hey Vancouver folks—hope to see you on Friday at this panel I'm on with @marcellodicintio.bsky.social, Don Gillmor and David Beers at the Vancouver Writers Fest!
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October 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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New newsletter! China Clamps Down on Rare Earths
Plus: Battery Recycling is Poisoning Millions of Kids; Power Metal updates; and more #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/china-clam...
China Clamps Down on Rare Earths
Plus: Battery Recycling is Poisoning Millions of Kids; Power Metal updates; and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Submissions are now OPEN for Orion’s Summer 2026 whale issue, The Deep Dive. Send us your pitches about cetaceans! (Just one thing: no orcas. You *know* we’ve already got them covered.) Deadline is October 15.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM